James Hamilton, 1st Duke of AbercornKGPC (21 January 1811 – 31 October 1885), styled Viscount Hamilton from 1814 to 1818 and the Marquess of Abercorn from 1818 to 1868, was a British Conservative Party politician and statesman who twice served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. Grand Master of Ireland 1874-1885.

Sam Houston, Governor of Tennessee, President of the Republic of Texas, Governor of the State of Texas, US Senator. Initiated at Cumberland Lodge No. 8, Nashville, Tenn.

Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel (7 July 1585 – 4 October 1646), Prominent English courtier during the reigns of King James I and King Charles I. Tradition places him as grand master of English Freemasons from 1633 to 1635 and the claim is in accordance with the accounts of Anderson and Preston.

Clarence Chesterfield Howerton (9 February 1913 – 18 November 1975), also known as Major Mite, American circus performer.0.72 m (2 ft 4 1⁄2 in) tall. Performed with the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus and other groups from the early 1920s through the late 1940s. Featured in several films, including a role as a Munchkin in the 1939 version of The Wizard of Oz.

William Howley, the 90th Archbishop of Canterbury, and head of the worldwide Anglican Communion. Royal York Lodge, Bristol, England.